CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.Blend the sounds: c – a – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cat (c) rat
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – a – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) map (c) lap
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) can (b) ran (c) ram
- 4.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 5.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) cap (c) map
- 6.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) lap (c) top
- 7.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) r
- 8.Change the “d” in “bad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) bad (c) bat
- 9.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) bat (c) mat
- 10.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pad (b) sad (c) pat
- 11.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 12.Which word is “bat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) hat
- 13.🐱 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) can (c) cat
- 14.🚰 Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 15.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 16.Which word is “bag”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bat
- 17.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) p
- 18.🧢 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) cat (c) cap
- 19.Which word is “can”? (a) cat (b) can (c) pan
- 20.Blend the sounds: m – a – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) lap (c) nap
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – a – d. Which word is it? (a) sad (b) mad (c) map
- 22.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) c
- 23.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) can (c) pan
- 24.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) h
- 25.Which word is “pan”? (a) pan (b) can (c) pen
- 26.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 27.Change the “c” in “can” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pad (b) pan (c) can
- 28.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 29.Which word is “cap”? (a) tap (b) can (c) cap
- 30.Which word is “tap”? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) pat (c) pad
- 32.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) h
- 33.Change the “p” in “pan” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) van (c) pan
- 34.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 35.Change the “t” in “mat” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mat (b) mad (c) mud
- 36.🦇 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) rat (c) bat
- 37.Blend the sounds: s – a – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) sat (c) sad
- 38.Change the “s” in “sat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) cat (c) bat
- 39.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) cap (c) can
- 40.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- cat
- cap
- ran
- van
- map
- tap
- r
- bat
- mat
- pad
- a
- bat
- cat
- tap
- a
- bag
- p
- cap
- can
- map
- mad
- c
- can
- b
- pan
- a
- pan
- a
- cap
- tap
- pat
- v
- fan
- a
- mad
- bat
- sad
- bat
- cat
- a
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